Indian River Lagoon

Florida's manatees will likely remain a threatened species. Federal environmental regulators won't recommended increasing their protections as an endangered species.

The Indian River Lagoon’s algae bloom this year extended farther south into the lagoon than normal.

Bianca was a mere calf when she was rescued in 2021 from Florida’s ailing Indian River Lagoon. After a long recovery at SeaWorld she finally swam back into the wild.

The Indian River Lagoon saw a brief respite from massive algal blooms this year. But heavy rains from Hurricane Ian led to wastewater spills and stormwater outflows in yet another setback to water quality. Even so, natural resource managers say the lagoon's restoration is still attainable.

A record number of manatees died in Florida last year. Now an environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit charging that the state is violating the Endangered Species Act due to septic tanks and sewage-treatment plants discharging into the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County.

The Federal Government is pumping more than one billion dollars into Everglades restoration. Environmental advocates say it’s a big deal for the river of grass and Florida’s struggling manatees.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling a manatee die-off in the ailing Indian River Lagoon an Unusual Mortality Event.

Updated May 7 at 12:30 p.m.As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathers public input on how to operate Lake Okeechobee once it finishes $1.8 billion in…

A $302 million clean-up of the Indian River Lagoon isn’t neglecting its shoreline.Researchers are mapping some 200 miles of Indian River Lagoon shoreline…

The problem in the southern Indian River Lagoon is Lake Okeechobee.An abundance of polluted water from the state’s largest lake is turning the lagoon’s…

Florida's Indian River lagoon is a rich estuary, home to dolphins, manatees and turtles. But in recent months, it has become clear that something is wrong. Scientists and government officials blame water discharges from Lake Okeechobee and an upswing in pollution.